Tag: New York
Stand for Indigenous land justice: Stop STAMP
If the state and federal governments truly stand behind their commitments to environmental justice, then we should stand with the Tonawanda—for the Big Woods, and for Indigenous land justice.
New York to require public power provider to source 100% clean...
The move boosts renewable energy and could give the public more control over their energy.
Rejecting ‘brazen’ interference in Trump criminal case, New York DA sues...
Bragg is seeking to bar Jordan from enforcing the subpoena and from demanding testimony from anyone else, including the district attorney himself.
‘A huge deal for accountability’: New York Grand Jury votes to...
"Donald Trump has spent his entire political career dodging accountability for his wanton disregard for the law. It is finally catching up to him."
Nurses strike in NYC demanding better working conditions and solutions to...
“What’s going on today is that these work environment challenges have been predating COVID-19, and nurses have been experiencing many of these challenges for decades."
Judge rejects NRA’s bankruptcy bid, allowing New York’s lawsuit against the...
The bankruptcy case exposed weaknesses within the NRA’s internal management structure as well as its strategy to avoid legal exposure.
Gov. Cuomo announces legalization of marijuana with proposed adult-use cannabis program
It's no longer a question of whether New York will legalize marijuana, its how to go about the legalization. Gov. Andrew Cuomo...
New York state’s pension fund will divest from fossil fuel
This is being hailed as "the most aggressive divestment target set by any U.S. pension fund by a decade."
New York plastic bag ban to go into effect starting this...
“New York’s bag ban has already improved New York's health by cutting down on plastic pollution.”
The NYPD is withholding evidence from investigations into police abuse
The NYPD has regularly failed to turn over key records and videos to police abuse investigators at New York’s Civilian Complaint Review Board.
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Trump administration threatens media licenses and treason charges over Iran war coverage
Critics warn FCC pressure on broadcasters and presidential threats of treason charges represent a dangerous escalation against press freedom during an active military conflict.
Thanks, MAGA, for exposing six corrosive myths that plague America – if we survive!
So kudos to today’s rightwing bellicosity for making clear the U.S. unilaterally wields deadly, rapacious power, whether sensible or stupid or gratuitous.
Neocon nightmare: Americans flee Iraq as US embassy is hit and oil ports are...
Now that the US is again involved in a major war in the region, Iraq tilts to Washington’s enemy, Iran.
Million-dollar earners stop paying into Social Security for 2026
Recent polling indicates significant public support for reform, with approximately 71 percent of voters favoring a tax increase on wealthy Americans to guarantee the program's solvency.
For once in our lives
Are we right again?